Monday, April 23, 2012

At this time of year the plants are in full Spring grow mode. We are getting a lot of rain at the moment (you can tell we just had a hose pipe ban, its not stopped raining since!), and the weather is on the cool side, however the hardy perennials are all busy growing, so much so you can almost hear them (well maybe not, unless you add some special effects to a time lapse recording).

One plant we have high hope for this year is Hosta 'Empress Wu', this went into the ground as a small plant 3 years ago, with just one set of leaves, since then it has slowly bulked up, and looks like it might finally start to live up to its hype and give us some large leaves as its reported to have.

So far this is the reality!

Finger crossed we start to get the large leaves promised by so many of the Hosta sellers.

Mine is Looking like it's going to be huge this year too, it was planted at the same time as yours was, but mine is still only got one growing point Not multiple ones . Do you give yours any special treatment? I have just hidden mine at the back of the garden until it bulks up a big more.

I can't believe you have an Empress Wu! Just last year I succumbed to the same hype and received the tiniest plant for my major bucks. My plant also has a long way to go. I have nicknamed her 'Baby Wu-wu', until she grows up into an empress!

I've realized i haven't come here lately, i wonder why i didn't see your posts on my dashboard. I don't like the new blogspot face, am still lost with it. Those hosta leaves look really big! You can't even wait for it to unfold before you post, haha! You were also excited.

I purchased Big Daddy & Empress Wuhan from our local garden center about 2 years ago but the deer, rabbits, and other local herbivore critters have not let them get beyond a few leaves. This year I had so many garden and non garden priorities but next year I will devote lots of attention to these guys and see what happens.Tracey from Chestnut Ridge, NY

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